Awning bbacket



F. MiLLER..

WNING BRACKET,

` APPLICATIOHFILED SEPT, 1.2, |921.. :Y 1,429,754. PatentdSept. 19, 1922.

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AWNING BRACKET. APPLICATION FILED sEPt. l2, 192i. ,754. Patented Sept. 19

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X :FRANCIS MILLER, or oiivorNivA'ri, omo.

Awiviive BRACKET.

Application led September 12,k 192:1. Serial No. 499,941.

ToaZZ whom may/ concern:

Be it known that l, FRANCIS` MinLnma citizen`of the United States, residing. at

Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and.

State, of Ghio, have invented certain new and yuseful lImprovements in Awningl Brackets; and l do hereby declare the following to be afull, cl'ear,.and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others.

skilled infthef art to which it appertainsto make anduse the same. :My: inventionl relates -to improvements in awning arrangements for use in applying awnings yto vwindows .or other openings, where'it isdesired lto provide a quickly atH tachable anddetachable. device which may be` readily applied.. and removed without' the use of tools of .any kind, and which. will operateetfectivelyfin conditions of normal use.v

rl`he invention is more especiallyT intended to provide. an arrangementwhich can be applied to thelower portion of a window opening, `andniay permit of the opening of the window. at vtheutop as well as the bottom to secure better ventilation.

My invention, will be more fully understood after .reference to the accompanying.

drawings, in which like parts are indicated by similar reference symbols throughout the.

' several views, and .in which:

Figure l is a frontelevation of awindow frame with the two sashes raised and .the

awning` applied below the same, parts being broken away.

Figure 2 ris a side elevation of the swing# FigureB showsa sectiony along ytheline'.

3-3 .of Fig. `l, and looking in the direction of the arrows, the .textile fabric of the awning being rcmoved.-

Figure 4 showsa section along the line 4 4 of Fig. l, andlookingvdown, the textile fabric ofthe awning .being removed.

Figure 5 shows a--section along` the line 5-5 of Fig. 1,"and looking in. the'. direction of the arrows, the 4parts being shown .on a larger sca'le. f

Figure. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 5, eX- cept that thetwozfcross rods on which the awning 'properv is mounted are removed Figure. 7 @shows va section Yarl'on'g'the' linev 7-7 of Fig. 5, and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figures 8, 9 and l() are sectional elevations showing details of the spreader attachment for yholding the side frames in place; and

Figure ll is a perspective view of the lower pivot for one of the swinging arms,

with means carried thereby for locking the same in place.

Figure .l2 is a detail of. a slightly modiiied construction and Figure 13 is-a'section on in Fig. l2. f

A represents the window frame which be of the usualv or preferred. construction, and may be either. .of wood or metal, provided with the '.two vertical channels a and ai separated by the strip Cv which may be either separate or integral with the window frame, as preferred.`

In Figures 3 and 4 I have l shown this the line 13-13 strip `as integral with the window frame,

and the window frame ,as of metal, but the window frame may be A.made of wood or other suitable material as desired;

B and B represents the outer and inner sashes which slide in the channels a and a', respectively.

D represents one of two side frames adaptedto lit ineither of the channels czl or a', but preferably in the outer channel a, which frames are held in kplace ,under the action of the spreader E, which will be hereinafter described. Each of these side frames D 'preferably comprises a-liller D', made of wood or other suitable material. On the side of this filler are two L-shaped plates, bent over ,and secured to the ller and sepa* rated as atdo, to forni alongitudinal slot. Beneath` these plates is a channel D".

, E represents the spreaded which is preier'ab'ly7 made of two tubular members E and each provided at its outer end with a plug jects into the hand nut E3 "which bearsl against the sleeve e4, screwed into 'the mem ber' Eas at e3.. By turningl the nut E3 the members E and E2 may be spread apart or The inember Fiz is drawn together, and thus the requisite pressure may be applied to the opposite side frames D, and the same may be iirmly held by friction in the corresponding channels, or by easing up on this nut E3 the pressure may be removed and the 'frames may be quickly taken out of the corresponding channels.

At the upper end oi' each of the side trames D I provide a bearing plate F, having a notch to engage the end e' of the rod or roller I. rIhis plate F is held in place byv means oi the clamp plate G and the bolt H and clamp nut It. Thus this bearing plate may be raised or lowered through limited distance, relative to the side trames D, so that there may be a space lett between the bottom of the sash B and the rod I, as shown in Fig. 7

Near the bot-tom or' each frame D the swinging arm M is hinged, as by means ot the clamp plate P, the bolt 0 and the clamp nut Q. These arms are preferably made as light as practicable, and for this purpose should be tapered, and provided with ribbed sides m, see Figs. 5 and (5. 'Ihe outer end ot each arm is provided with a notch m, to engage the ends 7c or the cross rod K, which is held in place by means of the screws N, see Figs. 3 and et. y

Spanning the rods I and l are the straps J which may be secured to said rods in any convenient way, as by means ont the loops j, see `nig. 5. Secured to these straps J is the awning 'fabric L which may be of any suit able material, and the edge ot this awning may be corrugated or arranged in any suitable way, as indicated in Figs. l and 5.

It will be noted that the awning fabric L is normally attached to the rods I and K and may be conveniently removed with the rods and rolled up and put out oi the way whenever desired, such, for instance, as when parties are leaving the house, or when a heavy storm is threatening, or the like; but the construction is su'lliciently rugged to stand long hard usage. It will also be seen that the arms M may be conveniently attached or removed whenever desired.

In order to assemble the parts, put the trames D in place in opposite channels, put the spreaderl in place and press the frames D rmly in engagement with the corresponding channels by turning on the hand nut E3; then mount the rod I, carrying the awning fabric in place, and also the arms M and engage the ends of rod K into the notches m of the arms M. This may be conveniently done by swinging up the arms to the position shown in Fig. 6, and inserting the ends ot the rods K into said notches m and allowing the said arms to swing down to the position shown in Fig. 5. y

It will be seen that the height of the awning may be varied within small limits by raising or lowering the rod I, and the pitch of the awning may be varied within limits by raising or lowering the inner ends of the arms M. s

In order to remove the rods I and K, tilt up the arms M and release the ends of the rod Ii, take out the rod I and with it the awning fabric and leave the arms M attached to the frames,or separate said arms from the frames D and store them separately. In order to'remove the Jtrames, ot' course, the spreader E must be moved.. /Vhen stored away, the side. frames D and the arms M and the spreader E may be secured in a convenient package and the awning rolled separately, or they all may be rolled up into a single package contained in the awning.

It will be seen that with the arrangement herein described an awning will be provided which will not interfere at all with the vertical movement of the inner sash and will permit the outer sash to be removed a small distance. It will also be seen that the awning is especially arranged to permit of ventilation through the upper and lower portion ot the window and to receive light through the upper portion. Moreover, the use or' the awning will not in any way interfere with the use of interior roller shades, not shown.

Referring to Figs. l2 and 13, the device is here shown as being attached forwardly of the outer window channel by the use of threaded bolts It, passing through the sidel frames R and having lugs 1 fitting into the outer window channel and against the outer channel rib. lWinged nuts 1 are threaded on the outer ends of the bolts R and take against the outer L-shaped frame members whereby to hold the parts together and against the outer channel rib of the window.

It will be obvious that various modifications might be made in the herein described apparatus, and in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts which could be used without departing from the spirit of my invention; and I do not mean to limit the invention to such details except as particularly pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pattent ot the United States is l. Awning attachments for window trames provided with channels for the sashes, comprising a pair of end frames adapted to {it freely in opposite channels of the window frame, a spreader adapted to spread these end plates apart and hold same in said channels, swinging arms attached' to said frames and each provided with a notch on its outer end, notched plates attached to said side trames near the upper end of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging outer end, notched plates detachably connected to said side frames near the upper end of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging arms, respectively, and an awningl fabric extending between said rods.

3. Awning attachments for window frames provided with channels for the sashes, coniprising a pair of end frames adapted te fit freely in opposite channels of the window frame, a spreader adapted to spread these end frames apart and hold same in said channels, swinging arms attached to said frames and each provided with a notch on its outer end, notched plates attached to said side frames near the upper end of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging arms, respectively, parallel straps connecting said rods, and an awning fabric secured to said straps and extending between said rods.

4. Awning attachments for window frames provided with channels for the sashes, comprising a pair of end frames adapted to fit freely in opposite channels of the window frame, an adjustable spreader adapted to spread these end frames apart i and hold same in said channels, or to release same when desired, swinging arms attached to said frames and each provided with a notch on its outer end, notched plates detac-hably connected to said side frames near the upper end of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging arms, respectively, parallel straps connecting said rods, and an awning fabric secured to said straps and extending between said rods.

5. Awning attachments for window frames provided with channels for the sashes, comprising a pair of end frames adapted to fit freely in opposite channels of the window frame, an adjustable spreader extending transversely between said frames and adapt ed' to spread these end frames apart and hold same in said channels, swinging arms detachably connected to said frames near the lower end thereof and each provided with a notch on its outer end, notched plates attached to said side frames near the upper end of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging arms, respectively, and an awning fabric extending between said rods.

6. Awning attachments for window frames provided with channels for the sashes, comprising a pair of end frames adapted to lit freely in opposite channels of the window frame, an adjustable spreader adapted to spread these end frames apart and hold same in said channels, or to release same when desired, swinging arms detachably connected to said frames near the lower end thereof and each provided with a notch on .its outer end, notched plates detachably connected to said side frames near the upper rend of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging arms, respectively, and an awning fabric extending between said rods.

7. Awning attachments for window frames provided with channels for the sashes, comprising pair of end frames adapted to rit freely in opposite channels of the window frame, an adjustable spreader adapted to spread these end frames ap art and hold same in said channels, or to release same when desired, swinging arms detachably connected to said frames near the lower end thereof and each provided with ya notch on its lower end, notched plates detachably connected to said side frames near the upper end of said frames, a pair of rods adapted to engage in said notched plates and in said swinging arms, respectively, parallel straps connecting said rods, and an awning fabric secured to said straps and extending between said rods.

FRANCIS MILLER. 

